Burnout syndrome indices in Greek intensive care nursing personnel

Dimensions of Critical Care Nursing

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 94-101

  Karanikola, Maria N K ^a   Papathanassoglou, Elizabeth D E ^a   Mpouzika, Meropi ^b   Lemonidou, Chrysoula ^c  

^a CYPRUS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Cyprus)

^b Technological Institute   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Burnout, Exhaustion; Greece; Intensive care unit nurse; Psychological distress; Social theory

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BURNOUT; FEMALE; GREECE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; NURSING STAFF; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; FEMALE; GREECE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84857873290     PISSN: 07304625     EISSN: 15388646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/DCC.0b013e3182445fd2     Document Type: Article

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